Grace Kelly-Hollywood Princess

Grace Kelly will go down in history as the actress who sacrificed her career for love, aged just 26. One thing she did not forsake, however, was the headlines. They, and the lenses of the worlds press, followed her wherever she went, and while High Society, the last of her 11 movies, in 1956, brought down the curtain on her Hollywood career, the legend lived on.

This publication charts her progress to silver-screen success and looks at the private woman as well as the superstar who has inspired songs, exhibitions, and even appeared on a US postage stamp. It is a tribute to a much-loved princess in words and pictures, capturing her enduring appeal and explaining how this actress of Irish / German descent became an American and international icon.